Schizophrenia CSF research samples available now.
CSF from patients with schizophrenia (request quote here) is available immediately. These samples can be matched to our normal controls as required. Normal control samples are from donors with normal cognition, no history and no family history of neurological or neuropsychiatric disease and no neurological complaint.
CSF samples are from donors with schizophrenia and matched normal control populations, with detailed clinical data corresponding to each donor visit. All schizophrenia samples are provided to our customers free of commercial incumbency and all samples are appropriately consented and collected using IRB approved clinical protocols.
Samples are available as 1ml aliquots from individual donors. All samples are accompanied by audited, accurate, detailed clinical information. Samples are shipped immediately.
Please call us at (858) 847-0117 or contact us here for a schizophrenia CSF quote.
Protocol 1022 is a collection of CSF and blood products from donors aged <60 years. These normal subjects were collected as TruNormal® controls for a collection of CSF and blood in donors diagnosed with schizophrenia. Each donor has donated samples on 2 occasions 4-8 weeks apart.
Schizophrenia Protocol 1022
Most donors have 2 CSF draws 4-8 weeks apart. We have matched TruNormal® CSF available for most subjects.
Donors have detailed demographic information, including medications, family history and rating scales such as the PANSS as well as the M.I.N.I or S.C.I.D. and cognition/memory testing.
Subjects met the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder as defined in the DSM-IV (295.10, 295.20, 295.30, 295.60, 295.90, 295.70). Diagnosis is confirmed by a psychiatrist. Subjects with evidence or current history of substance abuse were excluded.
The PrecisionMed Human CSF Biorepository
The PrecisionMed human CSF biorepository consists of human CSF, DNA, PAXGene, serum and plasma collections from diseased and normal control human subjects, with associated detailed clinical data corresponding to each donor visit. Collections of diseased and normal control human CSF comprise samples from various age groups and visit formats.
New subjects, repeat visits for existing subjects as well as additional disease types are regularly added. All CSF is collected in the United States under IRB approved clinical protocols. PrecisionMed performs custom human CSF collections and custom CSF processing.
We have a large inventory of normal human CSF as well as CSF from donors with schizophrenia Disease, MCI, Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis and schizophrenia.
Biofluid samples comprise all age groups >18 y/o. The biofluid subtypes are program dependent and consist of combinations of CSF, CSF cell pellet, serum, plasma, PAXGene RNA, blood cell pellet and urine. In our oncology program, we provide biofluids with or without matched tissue. Samples are from the US and collected and consented prospectively. In our neuroscience program, we have fixed and/or frozen post mortem brain regions in Alzheimer’s disease and controls. These brain regions are supplied with appropriate clinical data. In most donors additional biofluids and cells are collected at the same visit as CSF. In the oncology program, we have FFPE, frozen and fresh tissue samples as well as biofluids which may be matched to the tissue. We provide stained and sectioned slides or tissue curls.